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Nadia Breen

Belfast burglary sees car stolen in incident involving man armed with knife

A man has entered a house armed with and knife and demanding money in a South Belfast aggravated burglary.

It happened at a property on Ireton Street at around 2.45am on Wednesday, March 23 with a car being taken which was later located in North Belfast.

PSNI Sergeant Adams said: “After being told by the occupant that there was none [money], the intruder took a number of items from the bedroom, including a mobile phone, a laptop, and car keys.

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“He left the room and was heard speaking with another male, before they both made off from the premises in the householder’s car, which had been parked outside.

“The vehicle was later located in the Antrim Close area.

“The man has been described as being around 5 ft 11 ins in height, in his mid 20s or early 30s, with blonde hair, a short fringe, and a short scruffy brown beard. He spoke with a Belfast accent.

“The second male was also said to speak with a Belfast accent.

“Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing, and we are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything, or have any information which could assist, to call 101 and quote reference number 138 of 23/03/22.”

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